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You probably don't think of Ben Stiller as the most forward-thinking hip-hop fan--remember the "Bad Boys For Life" video?--but he may have just put some of those concerns to bed. Last night (March 24) on Late Night With Seth Meyers, the movie star rose to Meyers' challenge to identify lyrics from songs by the legendary trio, including bars from "Root Down," "So Watcha Want

Beastie Boys' iconic Licensed To Ill album officially went diamond. RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) has Licensed To Ill achieving diamond status on March 4, 2015. Licensed To Ill is the debut album of Michael "Mike D" Diamond, Adam "MCA" Yauch and Adam "Ad-Rock" Horovitz. They join Outkast, Eminem, 2...

What do you do when you win $1.7 million in a lawsuit against a major beverage manufacturer? You go back and ask for more. That's exactly what the Beastie Boys are doing. Earlier this year, the group won a suit against the makers of Monster Energy drinks for copyright infringement stemming from a 2012 ad that ran primarily online...

Update (Jan. 15, 12:19 p.m.): After the leak was plugged with copyright lawyers and red tape, the original version of "Too Many Rappers" was liberated by the Beasties themselves. -- Original story: Authenticity doesn't age. The last Beastie Boys album, 2011's Hot Sauce Committee Part Two, sported contributions from Nas on the standout "Too Many Rappers," an immortal shot at tho

Earlier this year, legendary hip-hop group Beastie Boys won a $1.7 million lawsuit against Monster Energy Drink for illegally using their music for a promotional video. Now, the popular power drink is being sued by two major companies, Capitol Records and Universal-Polygram International Publishing , for copyright infringement involving several songs from the Beastie Boys...

Michael "Mike D" Diamond of the Beastie Boys recently sat down for an exclusive interview with VanityFair.com to discuss the progression of violence in hip-hop, as well as giving his opinion on one of music's most admired artists. Diamond attributes Tupac's strong desire to be "authentic" as reasoning behind his death. ...

  On the heals of their recent win against Monster Energy The Beastie Boys are headed back to court to fight their third legal battle in a year's time. The band is now facing off with record label TufAmerica over the Beasties' use of the Trouble Funk songs, "Say What" and "Let's Get Small," on the 1989 "Paul's Boutique" album in a suit that was filed the day before gr

The Beastie Boys an additional 1.7 million reasons to smile this morning. Their copyright violation lawsuit against Monster Energy has come to a close with energy drink company on the losing end of a $1.7 million judgement according to Billboard...

All good things must come to an end. For fans expecting some new music from the legendary Beastie Boys, don't hold your breath. According to Mike D of the Beastie Boys, the group will no longer make anymore music. Mike D's reasoning comes from a promise made by the late MCA, Adam Yauch...

Opening arguments and, according to Billboard, stifled laughs were heard yesterday in the Beastie Boys' lawsuit against Monster Beverage Corp. The rap group is seeking compensation of $1 million in song licensing fees and another $1 million for the "implied endorsement" of the Beastie Boys' association with the company...

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